Review: Writers & Lovers

Discussion

Let’s Talk Writing Styles:

Lily King’s writing is so wholly unique. A first person narrative with a bit of almost stream-of-consciousness mixed in. Her sentences and prose are so exacting, so precise … scraped down to the bare minimum creating such an honest dialogue and simplicity to the narrative. It was compulsive and propulsive and I just kept needing to read one more chapter.

The honesty and brilliance of this writing was refreshing and I’ve been left in awe.

Let’s Talk The Story and More on the brilliance of Lily King:

Not only is Lily King a master of sentence structure, but her story of Casey is so compelling and relevant to any millennial who had to work through the bullshit of sexism mainstream in the late 1990s. Some scenes are so angering, so cringey, and of course, all too common.

Providing insights on anxiety, panic attacks, healing, grief, estranged family, relationships and using your voice, this is a subtlety powerful read that will be one of my favourites in 2020. I rooted for Casey the entire way.

Overall Thoughts:

I was absolutely blown away by the intelligence of this carefully constructed story. Lily King’s powerfully stripped down, scalpel-precise sentences and prose was compulsively readable and left me wanting more. Her brilliant observations on sexism, grief, the challenge of living an honest life creatively and personally will resonate with anyone struggling to answer what to I want to do with my one precious life? Casey stole my heart right away and I simply loved this book.

TBR Ranking: High

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